slick config¶

Manage local preferences. config does not handle auth — use auth for credentials. Config holds the keychain reference and non-secret workspace preferences (default channel, attribution).

slick config init   First-run config setup
slick config path   Print the config file path
slick config list   Show current settings (aliases: ls)
slick config get    Show a configuration value
slick config set    Add or update a setting
slick config unset  Remove a setting (aliases: rm, remove)

Config lives at ${SLICK_CONFIG:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/slick/config.toml}. SLACK_CLI_CONFIG remains as a legacy override. Path inputs expand ~ and environment variables.

config init¶

Bootstrap a config file. The default profile is named default.

slick config init
slick config init --profile staging
slick config init --default-channel C1234567890 \
                  --attribution-enabled \
                  --attribution-emoji :robot_face: \
                  --attribution-message "Sent via slack-cli"
slick config init --force          # overwrite existing config

Flags¶

-p, --profile <NAME>                Local workspace profile name
-c, --default-channel <CHANNEL>     Default message channel ID or alias
-A, --attribution-enabled           Enable visible attribution by default
-l, --attribution-label <LABEL>     Attribution label
-e, --attribution-emoji <EMOJI>     Attribution emoji
-m, --attribution-message <TEXT>    Attribution message
-F, --force                         Overwrite an existing config

Output (post-v0.4.0; written field was removed):

Config initialized path=~/.config/slick/config.toml profile=default workspace=default

config path¶

Print the resolved config path and whether the file exists.

slick config path

Human:

Config path resolved path=~/.config/slick/config.toml exists=true

exists is green on true, red on false.

config list¶

Render every configurable key as a table. KEY column hash-colours the dotted leaf segment; VALUE shows bool values in green/red, (unset) dim for empty.

slick config list
slick config ls           # alias

Human:

KEY                                       VALUE     DESCRIPTION
default_workspace                         default   Default workspace profile name
workspaces.default.default_channel        (unset)   Fallback message channel ID or alias
workspaces.default.attribution.enabled    true      Add visible attribution by default
workspaces.default.attribution.label      (unset)   Attribution label override
workspaces.default.attribution.emoji      (unset)   Attribution emoji override
workspaces.default.attribution.message    (unset)   Attribution message override

The summary header (Config listed path=… default_workspace=… settings=N) only renders under --debug to keep the default view focused on the table.

config get¶

Print one setting. Empty values display as (unset) dim.

slick config get default_workspace
slick config get workspaces.default.attribution.emoji

Config value retrieved key=workspaces.default.attribution.enabled value=true

config set / config unset¶

Update or remove a setting. Workspace-scoped keys use the workspaces.<profile>.<field> form.

slick config set default_workspace staging
slick config set workspaces.default.default_channel C1234567890
slick config set workspaces.default.attribution.enabled true
slick config unset workspaces.default.attribution.message
slick config rm workspaces.default.attribution.emoji     # alias

Available keys¶

default_workspace
workspaces.<profile>.default_channel
workspaces.<profile>.attribution.enabled
workspaces.<profile>.attribution.label
workspaces.<profile>.attribution.emoji
workspaces.<profile>.attribution.message

Auth-owned fields (team_id, team_name, token_type, token_ref) are managed by auth login; config set does not edit them.

Common errors¶

Error	Cause	Fix
`config already exists; rerun with --force to overwrite`	`config init` ran with an existing config file.	`--force` to replace; `config set` for targeted edits.
`workspace "<name>" not found`	`set default_workspace <name>` for a workspace not in `Workspaces`.	Run `slick workspace list` to confirm the profile name.
`unknown config key <key>`	Key is not in the supported set above.	Run `slick config list` to see the available keys.